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Sonapareeya

From Maryan · 2013

Lyricist
Vaali
Singers
Haricharan, Javed Ali, Sofia Ashraf, Nakash Aziz
Music director
A. R. Rahman
Movie name
Maryan
Movie release year
2013
Lyrics added on
16 Jun 2019

Lyrics & meaning

♫ Tanglish lyrics
↻ English translation
Oh yae oyala endha naalum oyala
Ennai padachavan kodukkum kai oyala
Oh yae oyala endha naalum oyala
Ennai padachavan kodukkum kai oyala
Oh yae oyala enga valai kaayala
Nee sokkum padi sirichadi sonapareeya
Sonapareeya sonapareeya
Sonapareeya nee thanaa variya …aa…aah
Sonapareeya sonapareeya
Sonapareeya nee thanaa variya …aa…
Oh yae oyala endha naalum oyala
Ennai padachavan kodukkum kai oyala
Oh yae oyala enga valai kaayala
Nee sokkum padi sirichadi sonapareeya
Pathukkaalu nandu
Paarthathu sonapareeya
Adhu surundu sunnaambaa poyi
Otha kaalil nikkuthadi
Muthukulikkum peter- ah sonapareeya
Avan kaanji karuvaada poyi
Quarterula mungitaanae
Andhariyae sundhariyae sonapareeya
Mandhiriyae mundhiriyae sonapareeya
Angamellaam sindhuriyae sonapareeya
Sonapareeya sonapareeya
Sonapareeya nee thanaa variya …aa…aah
Sonapareeya sonapareeya
Sonapareeya nee thanaa variya …aa…
Oyala…
Oyaala
Chorus :Sonaparee ah oh
Male :Oyala…
Oyaala
Chorus :Sonaparee ah oh
Oyala
Female :Aa aah ah ah oh
Male :Oyala
Female :Ae ae ae ae ae
Male :Oyala…oyala
Oyala
Female :Aa aah ah ah oh
Male :Oyala
Female :Ae ae ae ae ae
Male :Oyala
Female :Kannula kappalaa
Male :Oyala
Female :Nenjula vikkalaa
Male :Oyala
Female :Kaiyila nikkala
Male :Oyala
Female :Nadaiyila nakkala
Oyala
Female :Aa aah ah ah oh
Male :Oyala
Female :Ae ae ae ae ae
Sippikkulla muthu
Kappalila micham
Micham vacha mutham
Motham motham enakku
Sikki sikki ah ah
Mathi sikkikicha
Nenju vikkikicha
Machaan vecha micham
Otha maramaa
Ethanai kaalam sonapareeya
Kadalula pona kattu maram ellaam
Karai thaan yeriduchae aamaa
Athai mavano maaman mavano
Sonapareeya
Ivanai pola kadalin aazham
Evanum kandathillai
Nenjukkulla nikkuriyae sonapareeya
Meenu mullaa sikkuriyae sonaapareeya
Kenjumpadi vaikkuriyae sonaapareeya
Sonapareeya sonapareeya
Sonapareeya nee thanaa variya …aa…aah
Sonapareeya sonapareeya
Sonapareeya nee thanaa variya …aa…
Oh yae oyala endha naalum oyala
Ennai padachavan kodukkum kai oyala
Oh yae oyala enga valai kaayala
Nee sokkum padi sirichadi sonapareeya
Oh yeah, Oyala! Every day is Oyala!
The One who made me lends a helping hand, Oyala!
Oh yeah, Oyala! Every day is Oyala!
The One who made me lends a helping hand, Oyala!
Oh yeah, Oyala! Our fishing nets haven't even dried,
Yet you smiled and cast a spell on me, golden fairy!
Golden fairy, oh golden fairy!
Golden fairy, will you come to me on your own? Ah...
Golden fairy, oh golden fairy!
Golden fairy, will you come to me on your own? Ah...
Oh yeah, Oyala! Every day is Oyala!
The One who made me lends a helping hand, Oyala!
Oh yeah, Oyala! Our fishing nets haven't even dried,
Yet you smiled and cast a spell on me, golden fairy!
A ten-legged crab
Caught a glimpse of you, golden fairy,
It shriveled up, turned white as lime,
And now stands frozen on just one leg!
Even Peter the pearl diver, golden fairy,
He withered away like dried fish,
And ended up drowning in a bottle of drink!
Enchanting beauty, gorgeous girl, golden fairy!
My clever queen, sweet as a cashew, golden fairy!
Blushing radiant red all over, golden fairy!
Golden fairy, oh golden fairy!
Golden fairy, will you come to me on your own? Ah...
Golden fairy, oh golden fairy!
Golden fairy, will you come to me on your own? Ah...
Oyala...
Oyala...
Chorus: Sonaparee, ah oh!
Male: Oyala...
Oyala...
Chorus: Sonaparee, ah oh!
Oyala...
Female: Ah aah ah ah oh
Male: Oyala
Female: Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Male: Oyala... Oyala
Oyala
Female: Ah aah ah ah oh
Male: Oyala
Female: Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Male: Oyala
Female: Are there ships in your eyes?
Male: Oyala
Female: Hiccups in your chest?
Male: Oyala
Female: Slipping right through your hands?
Male: Oyala
Female: A cheeky swagger in your step?
Oyala
Female: Ah aah ah ah oh
Male: Oyala
Female: Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
A pearl inside the oyster shell,
Treasures left upon the boat,
All the kisses saved for later,
Every single one belongs to me!
Caught up and trapped, ah ah,
Has your mind been hooked?
Has your heart begun to hiccup?
All that my lover left behind!
Standing all alone like a solitary tree,
For how long, golden fairy?
All the rafts that sailed into the ocean
Have already returned safe to the shore, yes!
Whether my cousin or my destined love,
Golden fairy,
The ocean's deepest waters, like he has,
No one else has ever seen!
You linger deeply in my heart, golden fairy!
You stay stuck like a fishbone, golden fairy!
You bring me down begging for you, golden fairy!
Golden fairy, oh golden fairy!
Golden fairy, will you come to me on your own? Ah...
Golden fairy, oh golden fairy!
Golden fairy, will you come to me on your own? Ah...
Oh yeah, Oyala! Every day is Oyala!
The One who made me lends a helping hand, Oyala!
Oh yeah, Oyala! Our fishing nets haven't even dried,
Yet you smiled and cast a spell on me, golden fairy!
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Beyond the translation

Overall song meaning

Sonapareeya from the film Maryan (2013) is an energetic coastal folk song celebrating the sea, faith in divine providence, and romantic teasing. The song draws heavily on coastal metaphors—crabs, mathi fish, diving for pearls, catamarans, and tides—to weave a story of love and life among the fisherman community. The protagonist sings with gratitude for the ocean's bounty while playfully courting his beloved, whom he calls Sonapareeya. Throughout the track, the fisherman expresses how deep his love runs, comparing his heart's yearning to the unexplored depths of the sea. The call-and-response structure between the male and female voices adds a lively, communal folk rhythm, painting a vivid picture of coastal culture, resilience, and passion.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Andhariyae sundhariyae sonapareeya / Mandhiriyae mundhiriyae sonapareeya

Matching rhyming suffixes at the end of consecutive lines for musical rhythm.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi)

Pathukkaalu nandu / Paarthathu sonapareeya / Adhu surundu sunnaambaa poyi / Otha kaalil nikkuthadi

Exaggerated imagery of a ten-legged crab being so dazzled by the heroine that it shrivels up and stands on one leg.

Metaphor (Uvamaani)

Meenu mullaa sikkuriyae sonaapareeya

Comparing love getting lodged in the heart to a prickly fishbone.

Mona (Initial Alliteration)

Kannula kappalaa / Nenjula vikkalaa

Repetition of initial consonant sounds across adjacent phrases.

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Trivia

Composed by A. R. Rahman for the movie Maryan (2013), this track features lyrics written by legendary Tamil lyricist Vaali. Sung by Javed Ali, Haricharan, and Nakash Aziz, the term 'Sonapareeya' originates from coastal Tamil folklore referring to an enchanting golden fairy or beauty.

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